Visit the Mid-Atlantic Mothers' Milk Bank for a Community Open House & Screening Drive. Tour their facility in the Strip District, and learn how donor milk is improving health outcomes for our region's littlest residents. Are you a breastfeeding mama whose cups runneth over? You can complete the entire screening process in one stop (including blood […]
The Building Compassionate Learning Communities Conference will connect (Pre-K to higher ed) educators, counselors, administrators, healthcare providers, community leaders with researchers and practitioners to provide opportunities for exploration, inspiration, and discovery into the practices of social emotional learning, mindfulness, and resilience. The conference will begin with an expert panel of Keynote Speakers, including: Dr. Mark […]
Discover Puppet Power - use puppets to enliven your Pre-K classroom and reinforce skill development. Participants will create a variety of simple puppets, including hand puppets, finger-puppets, shadow puppets, and more, all using inexpensive materials. Instructor Joann Kielar, will model effective ways to use puppets to stimulate learning and help children use puppets appropriately as […]
Join Trying Together and the Heinz History Center for a day of exploration centered around the "Destination Moon: Apollo II Mission" exhibit. A bus will leave the Homewood Early Learning Hub at 10:30 a.m. and return at 2:30 p.m. After exploring Destination Moon, families can create in the Discovery Place Kids Gallery, play bocce in […]
Register today for this year's Early Childhood Education Summit, "Shaping the Future - Early Childhood Educators at Work". This three day conference held in State College, PA is hosted by PACCA and the Pennsylvania Head Start Association. The summit provides early care and education practitioners, parents and advocates from across the early learning and school-age […]